Do you see the end of summer when you look at the pictures I captured in Holden Arboretum yesterday? The autumnal hues of the vegetation, blooming goldenrod, and drooping rudbeckias are clear-cut clues that summer will soon be a thing of the past. And to tell the truth, I don’t mind because it is ushering in my favorite season: Autumn! Take a look…
Despite my disappointment over the absence of butterflies, my motivation for entering the Butterfly Garden, I couldn’t have been there at a better time. I spent a peaceful half hour wandering the paths, enjoying the scenery, and snapping pictures. Truthfully, I didn’t mind switching to plan B to capture pictures that didn’t involve butterflies and dragonflies.
A variety of bees buzzed from flower to flower, seeking nourishment and, incidentally and even more importantly, pollinating all the plants they visited. They were working so hard, this is the only one that paused long enough for a photo opp.
I stopped to read a clever sign about the importance of “Pollen-Nation”.
Then at the end of the short trail below the footbridge, I sat down on a bench to capture two pictures, one of the bridge and a second one to include a camera-carrying man who walked across the bridge at just the right moment.
I also captured several pictures of the fountain in the butterfly garden, each from a slightly different angle…
So there you have it, friends. We’re reached the end of this blog post, the last one of summer 2016. I’ve heard it said that, in northeast Ohio, this has been one of the hottest summers in many years, and perhaps it is one of the driest too. I still plan to post a “Summer Summary,” to highlight just a few of my favorite trail walks from this long, hot summer, but aside from that, summer is on the way out and autumn is on the way in. I love autumn, so bring it on! I’m ready!
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
Very beautiful end summer pictures!
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Thank you, Helen. Although it is officially autumn, we’ve been enjoying some great late summer weather in northeast Ohio.
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I do see it! It’s going to be beautiful up there in Ohio!! Gorgeous shots Skip!!
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You’re right. It should be a beautiful fall, and I am looking forward to cool, crisp temperatures and fall colors to match!
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Hi Skip, these are such beautiful pictures! I went to comment back to the comment you left me about rightsizing, and the darn thing disappeared! Just wanted to say thank you for your kind comment!
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You are welcome, Terri. Your posts always offer helpful nuggets of info and encourage your readers to consider a new slant on leisure time activities, or in that particular post, on rightsizing as opposed to downsizing. I wish I had read it about 20 years ago! And thank you for the kind words about my pictures. 👍🏻
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